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When it comes to grief it can many different forms and different lengths of time. Dr Laura Williams talks to Connie about her professional and personal experience of it.

Whether it’s facing a fear, standing up for something you believe in, or making a big life change, there are times in our lives when we need courage. Dr Laura Williams and Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church, explore this quality and how it’s displayed by ordinary citizens, on the world stage, and in acts of faith.

Derry Girls returns this week for its final series, continuing the stories of 5 teenagers in the 1990s at a convent school in Northern Ireland. Creator of the podcast ‘Talking Derry Girls’, Pauline Moore joins Bishop David Chillingworth and Connie to discuss how it has handled the challenges of conflicts in faith and the shadow of The Troubles.

It’s 50 years since the Gaia Theory was published by scientist James Lovelock. It revolutionised how we saw our world, exploring how every element of the planet had a bearing on the outcome of the other. Stephan Harding, Deep Ecology Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Holistic science at Schumacher College in Devon, explains why this was a seminal moment.

2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories and the charity RNIB Scotland has been celebrating writers who have experienced sight loss. But if you are visually impaired, how do you write and describe a sighted world? Writers Charlotte Bennie and Lynn Gordon talk about their craft.

Many of us go to the internet with a health or relationship question. But does this suggest we are less likely to ask our friends or family first? Connie is joined by Dr Aric Sigman, lecturer in Child Health Education, and Mandy Rayner, founder of The Empowered Woman Project.